Hunger Games

I don't know about you, but I'm a huge Hunger Games fan! I am literally counting down the days until the preview for Catching Fire comes out, which is April 14 by the way. Here's just some interesting news on the upcoming movie, some Games stuff that I've found on Pinterest, and my favorite moments from the book!

Hunger Games: Catching Fire Cast and News

Hunger Games was directed by Gary Ross, who made the movie in less than 10 months, including the time it took to edit it, but apparently they gave him even less time to make Catching Fire. He refused to make it, so they brought in a new director, Francis Lawrence. Will this be better or worse for the Hunger Games franchise? 

The movie is currently being filmed in Hawaii. Here's a shot of the arena.

Cast:

Jennifer Lawrence................................Katniss Everdeen

Josh Hutcherson.....................................Peeta Mellark

Liam Hemsworth.....................................Gale Hawthorne

Elizabeth Banks.....................................Effie Trinket

Woody Harrelson................................Haymitch Abernathy

Lenny Kravitz...............................................Cinna

Sam Claflin.........................................Finnick Odair

Lynn Cohen...................................................Mags

Jena Malone.........................................Johanna Mason

Bobby Jordan...............................................Blight

Phillip Seymour Hoffman.......................Plutarch Heavensbee

Donald Sutherland..................................President Snow

Willow Shields..................................Primrose Everdeen

Toby Jones...................................Claudius Templesmith

Stanley Tucci...................................Caesar Flickerman

Amanda Plummer.............................................Wiress

Jeffrey Wright.............................................Beetee

Alan Ritchson...............................................Gloss

Stephanie Leigh Schlund..................................Cashmere

Bruno Gunn.................................................Brutus

Meta Golding.............................................Enobaria

John Casing..................................................Woof

Elena Sanchez.............................................Cecelia

E. Roger Mitchell...........................................Chaff

Maria Howell...............................................Seeder

My Favorite Moments from The Hunger Games

Not to say that I was happy
when Rue died. I just thought
that it was a beautiful moment,
especially when Katniss covers
her in flowers.

A favorite moment of mine is when Katniss drops the tracker jacks on the Careers. Not that I like watching people die and be all mutilated like Glimmer, but I love when she shows them who's boss! I love when Katniss and Peeta team up in the games! I love when they're in the cave and he tells her about when he first loved her when they were little. I could go on and on naming my favorite moments from the book, but those are some of my top ones!

Hunger Games Pinterest Stuff

You can tell I'm
Team Peeta!!

Kisses from Katie

I recently read this fantastic book called "Kisses from Katie." It's about a 19 year old girl who falls in love with the country of Uganda and it's people. Katie has a really good life in America, but moves to Uganda, originally only for a year, while putting off college. She still lives there 3 years later and is in the process of adopting 13 girls ranging from around 16 to 4. She lives there for Jesus, using every opportunity to show His love to others. She has a large house, and aside from her 13 Ugandan daughters, takes in the sick, hurt, and hopeless. She started an organization called "Amazima" (which means truth) to help send Ugandan children to school and therefore change their future. Did I mention it's a true story, written by Katie Davis herself?

Katie Davis and her 13 beautiful daughters

I wish that I could be like that. You know, like do something with my life. To live the life that God has given me to the fullest according to his plan. Katie inspires me to get out there and help people. Life can be so boring when we're focused only on us. We think "Me, Myself, and I" instead of "Them, They, and Those." Wouldn't our lives look incredibly different if we all lived the second phrase. We would be serving others and sacrificing ourselves for His glory. I know that's how I want to live, though I'm far from it right now. 

I didn't write this post to make you feel guilty about how you're living your life. I simply wrote it to challenge you and myself to live life better. To the fullest, enjoying every moment, giving the glory to God, having fun, and letting our guard.

If you want to know more about Katie Davis and her work in Uganda you can visit her blog: 

http://www.kissesfromkatie.blogspot.com/

or Amazima's website:

http://amazima.org/

or read her book:

Kisses from Katie 

by Katie Davis with Beth Clark

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